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Recent Examples of underwhelm
This is the survival math for a gubernatorial field that has been celebrated primarily for its ability to underwhelm.
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Tracy Hernandez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
Minnesota United continues to underwhelm at Allianz Field.
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Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
14 May 2026
China’s emissions-reduction plan could also be announced any day but may underwhelm on ambition, climate sources said.
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Simon Jessop,
Reuters,
21 Sep. 2025
Yes, there are teams that constantly underwhelm, but the teams that remain talented and in purgatory hell might be worse off.
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James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Tracy Hernandez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
Minnesota United continues to underwhelm at Allianz Field.
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Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
14 May 2026
China’s emissions-reduction plan could also be announced any day but may underwhelm on ambition, climate sources said.
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Simon Jessop,
Reuters,
21 Sep. 2025
Yes, there are teams that constantly underwhelm, but the teams that remain talented and in purgatory hell might be worse off.
—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwhelm
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Bram, his husband, has a demanding job at a museum in Rotterdam and Arnold’s bitterness has grown wearying.
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Maybe the modest size of tonight’s group wearied Nina.
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Barbara Groom was in her late 30s, working as a successful pharmacist and bored out of her mind.
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For anyone bored by the shallow thinking of podcasts, here are real depths.
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But three weeks into their stay — Spain arrived in New Zealand well in advance of its first game, hoping to draw the sting from the jet lag — the place had started to pall.
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But after a time, the combination of abrasive, impenetrably shellacked characters and deliberately, hopelessly tangled shaggy-dog storytelling begins to pall, and viewers may wish for a simpler way in.
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“Underwhelm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwhelm. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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